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Pearson plans to appeal against murder conviction and sentence

Pearson plans to appeal against murder conviction and sentence

Pearson plans to appeal against murder conviction and sentence

Aren Pearson plans to launch an appeal


Cunningsburgh teenager given supervision for cannabis possession and police abuse

Cunningsburgh teenager given supervision for cannabis possession and police abuse

Cunningsburgh teenager given supervision for cannabis possession and police abuse

A 19-year-old was given supervision after he admitted possession of cannabis and hurling abuse at police.


Man given 18 month jail term for tax evasion

Man given 18 month jail term for tax evasion

Man given 18 month jail term for tax evasion

A Cunningsburgh man has been imprisoned for 18 months after he evaded paying £166,000 to HMRC.


Woman charged with attempted murder

Woman charged with attempted murder

Woman charged with attempted murder

A 54-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder.


Violent abuser who inflicted suffering on five women, including in Orkney, jailed for 12 years

Violent abuser who inflicted suffering on five women, including in Orkney, jailed for 12 years

Violent abuser who inflicted suffering on five women, including in Orkney, jailed for 12 years

A violent abuser who inflicted prolonged suffering on five women, including in Orkney, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.


Man ordered hefty fine and compensation after assault

Man ordered hefty fine and compensation after assault

Man ordered hefty fine and compensation after assault

A 22-year-old has been ordered to pay a combined £900 in fines and compensation after an assault in Lerwick’s Trench Bar.


Man charged with carrying out alleged assault that caused danger to life

Man charged with carrying out alleged assault that caused danger to life

Man charged with carrying out alleged assault that caused danger to life

A 24-year-old man has been charged with carrying out an alleged assault that caused danger to life.


Drink driver caught twice in three days handed fine and ban

Drink driver caught twice in three days handed fine and ban

Drink driver caught twice in three days handed fine and ban

A 62-year-old motorist has been fined £4,200 and disqualified from driving four years after he was caught drink driving twice in three days.


Whiteness man placed on sex offender’s register

Whiteness man placed on sex offender’s register

Whiteness man placed on sex offender’s register

A Whiteness man has been placed on the sex offender’s register for six months after he sexually assaulted a guizer during the Nesting Up-Helly-Aa.


Whiteness man placed on sex offender’s register

Whiteness man placed on sex offender’s register

Whiteness man placed on sex offender’s register

A Whiteness man has been placed on the sex offender’s register for six months after he sexually assaulted a guizer during the Nesting Up-Helly-Aa.


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